Can-capping machine.



No. 670,835. Patented Man. 26, I90l.

S. K. BERGLAND & J. H. TEIGEN.

CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN GAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN CAPPING MACHINE.

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CAN-CAPPING MACHINE.

SPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 670,835, dated March26, 1901.

Application filed September 10, 1900-. Serial No. 29,599. (No model.)

mary object is to provide a device of this char.-

acter to which cans are adapted to be supplied in any desired numberafter the same have been filled. The caps are fed automatically to themachine and are provided with means whereby the same may be held undercontrol at all times. A novel arrangement of magnets is provided wherebythe caps are conducted one at a time to a point above the cans and aredischarged thereon, and means are also used in connection with themachine whereby the caps are properly seated at the center of the topsof the cans.

A further object is to provide a novel arrangement of magnets wherebybut one cap can be fed to a can at a time.

Another object is to provide a frame for the machine which may be soadjusted as to adapt the device for use with cans of various sizes.

To these ends the invention consists in providing a frame having a shaftpassing vertically therethrough, to which is secured adesired number oflaterally-extending revoluble shafts. These shafts are each providedwith a collar secured thereto and adapted to travel upon a ring mountedupon the frame and inclosing the vertical shaft. A gear is secured toeach collar, and these gears are adapted to mesh successively with arack secured to the ring and extending partially therearound. Armsextend upward from the supports of the lateral shafts and serve asguides for rods which are provided at their lower ends with magnets andwhich are secured to wrist-pins of cranks formed at the outer ends ofthe lateral shafts. it is obvious that as these shafts revolve the rodssecured to the cranks thereof will be carried up, moving the magnetstherewith. At a point below the center of the rack before referred to isarranged a cup the bottom of which communicates with an upwardly-curvedtube which is adapted to be filled with a desired number of caps for useupon cans to be sealed. Mechanism is provided upon this cup forpreventing the caps from being forced up and out of said cup, while atthe same time permitting them to be readily removed by the magnets asthey are brought successively into contact therewith. The gears of thelateral shafts are of such size and the rack is of such length that thecranks will reach their lowest positions when their magnets are at apoint directly above the cup.

The invention also consists in providing a magnet at a point below thepath of the magnets of the rods, and this magnet is adapted to attractthe surplus cap or caps should two or more adhere to any of theconveying-magnets. This lower magnet is provided with means whichoperates automatically and which discharges the cap attracted theretofrom the machine. The vertical shaft of the device is provided withmeans whereby motion is imparted thereto from the cans which aresupplied to the device, or vice versa, and a novel arrangement ofbrushes and a roller are employed in connection with the machine,whereby the caps after once being deposited upon the cans will be seatedat the proper point in the center thereof.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction andcombination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing thepreferred form of our invention, and in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3is a side elevation of the cap-feeding tube and its cup. Fig. 4 is acentral vertical section through the cup and the adjacent portion of thetube. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the cup. Fig. 6 is a similar view ofthe cam which incloses the cup. Fig. 7 is a perspec tive view of one ofthe supports of the cup. Fig.8 is a side elevation of one of the lateralshafts and the mechanism secured thereto, the support of said shaft andthe magnet secured thereto being shown in section. Fig. 9 is a sideelevation of the ring, showing the rack in position thereon. Fig. 10 isa transverse section through a portion of the ring. Fig. 11 is a sectionon the line 11 11 of Fig. 9.

Fig. 12 is an elevation of the ring, showing the cap-detaching platesecured thereto. Fig. 13 is a top plan view of said plate. Fig. 14 is aperspective view of the discharge mechanism for the surplus caps. Fig.15 is a detail viewof the shaft ofsaid mechanism. Fig.

16 is a front elevation of the mechanism for centering the caps. Fig. 17is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 18 is a horizontal sectiontherethrough. Fig. 19 is asection through a portion of the centeringmechanism, showing the means for adjusting the same vertically.

Referring to the drawings by numerals of reference, 1 is a preferablysemicylindrical casing having down wardly-turned ears at the endsthereof, which are secured in any suitable manner to a bed-plate 3,having flanges 4 extending upward from the edges thereof, and formingguides for a slide 5, having suitably-arranged cross-strips 6 thereon.Standards 7, preferably three in number, are secured at regularintervals upon the base 1 and extend upward therefrom. These standardsare stepped at a point between the upper and lower ends thereof, as at8, and eX- tend transversely of the device at the upper end, forming aplatform 9 for the support of the upper mechanism of the machine. Thisplatform 9 is provided at the center with an aperture for the receptionof a shaft 10, which extends vertically through the device and isjournaled within the center of the cross-strip 11 of the base 1. Securedto this shaft at a point adjacent to said cross-strip is a turnstile 12,the arms 13 of which are adapted to extend over the inner flange 4successively and contact with the cans upon the slide 5 as the same aremoved between the guides. These arms are equal in number to and are invertical alinement with the number of magnets which are employed in themachine and which will be hereinafter more fully described.

Secured to the upper end of the shaft 10 by means of a nut 14 or in anyother suitable manner is adisk 15, having arms 16 extending therefrom invertical alinement with the arms 13 of the turnstile. These arms 16 areprovided at their outer ends with downward extensions 17, each of whichcontains a vertical slot 18, within which is journaled a shaft 19, whichextends the-rethrough, and the opposite end of which is journaled withina bracket 20, secured to the under surface of the arm 16 at a pointadjacent to the inner end thereof. This shaft is revoluble within thebracket 20 and v the extension 17 and is provided at its outer end witha crank 21, the wrist-pin 22 of which extends through a slot 23, whichis arranged longitudinally within a rod 24. This rod extends upward fora suitable distance and is slidably mounted at its upper end within aforwardly-extending bracket 25, which is secured to the arm 16 of saidcrank and is inclined to a point above said arm.

The lower end of each of the rods 24 is provided With anoutwardly-extending stud 26, which is threaded and adapted to passthrough plates 27, arranged at opposite sides of a magnet 28 of desiredform. These plates are clamped upon the magnet by means of a nut 29,engaging the threaded portion of the stud, or the same may be securedthereto in any other suitable manner. In the drawings ordinaryhorseshoe-magnets are shown employed in connection with this device, butit will of course be understood that electromagnets may be employed inlieu thereof.

Secured to the platform 9 are standards 30, each of which is slotted atits upper'end, as at 31, for the reception of a bolt 32, which passesthrough a ring 33, inclosing the shaft 10, and is locked in position bymeans of a nut, as 34. This ring, as before stated, passes around theshaft, and secured to the outer surface thereof at a point adjacent tothe upper edge is a rack 35, which extends for a suitable distancearound the ring. This rack is adapted to be engaged successively bygears 36, which are secured to the shafts 19 at points adjacent to theinner faces of .the downward extensions 17, and collars 37 are alsosecured to said shafts and to the gears 36 and are adapted to travelupon the upper edge of the ring 33. These collars are circu lar in endView, excepting that each has a segment removed from one side thereof,as at 38, so as to prevent the rotation of the collar and its shaft whenthe gear is not in engagement with the rack, and when said collar ismoving upon the upper edge of the ring 33 this flattened portion of eachcollar is so located that when the same is in contact with the ring thecrank of the shaft to which it is secured will be located at its lowestpoint. The upper edge of the ring is recessed at 39 for a distance equalto the length of the rack 35, and the ends of this recess are inclinedupward, as shown. A second recess 40 is formed within the upper edge ofthe ring at a point directly opposite the center of the recess 39, andan arm 41 is secured to the ring at a point adjacent to the lowest pointof the recess 40. This arm has an outwardly-extending portion 42, whichis, secured to one side of a disk 43, having a slot 44 extending inwardfrom one edge thereof and terminating in an inclined wall 45.

The arm 41 is provided withaslot 46,which receives a bolt 47, wherebythe same is secured to the ring, but is adjustable in relation thereto.

The recess 40, before referred to, is formed with twodownwardly-inclined edges, which meet at their lower points, saidmeeting point being in Vertical alinement with the center of the slot46, before referred to.

The rack 35, before described, is secured at points which are invertical alinementwith the center of two adjacent standards 7, and tothe step 8 of each of said standards is secured a bracket 48, whichextends outward from said standard and serves as a supportfor a bracket49, which brackets are arranged in alinement ICC with each other and areprovided with upwardly-extending inner ends 50, adapted to be bolted toa cup 51 of peculiar construction. This cup 51 is in the form of ahollow cylinder and is inclosed by a cam 52, formed of two sections 53and 54, respectively, one of which is provided with aninwardly-extending arm or tongue 55, while the end of the oppositesection 54 is bolted or otherwise detachably secured to said tongue, asat 56.

Ears 57 project frornthe outer surface of the cup near the upper edgethereof and at opposite sides, and within these cars are pivoted arms58, which extend to points below the cup and are provided withinwardly-extending feet 59, having sharpened edges, as shown.

Ears 60 are arranged upon the outer face of the cup at opposite sidesthereof and at points adjacent to the lower edge, these ears beinglocated in a plane at right angles to the plane of the ears 57, and arms61 are pivoted therein and extend to points above the cup, and are alsoprovided with inwardly-extending feet 62,which are provided withsharpened edges.

Pins or studs 63 extend upward from the bracket 49, and loosely mountedupon each stud is a coil spring 64, the free ends of which are securedto an arm 58 and an arm 61, respectively, and adapted to hold the samenormally in contact with the cam 54, before referred to. The outer edgeor face of this cam is so shaped as to force the arms 59 and 61 outwardalternately, and when one set of arms is in this position the remainingset will be unaffected by the cam.

Spring-strips 65 are secured at regular intervals within the cup andextend longitudinally thereof, the upper ends of the springsbeingbentoutward. Thesespringsareadapted to contact with caps within thecup and prevent accidental displacement thereof after the same have beenreleased from engagement with the arms 61 of the jaws.

The standard 7, arranged adjacent to the guides 4 and which supports oneof the brackets 49, contains a stud 66, to which is secured acoil-spring 67, the free end of which is provided with an eye 68,adapted to engage a rod 69. This rod is connected at its opposite end tothe tongue 55 of the cam 52, the same passing through a perforationformed between the ends of said tongue. Said tongue extends inward to apoint within the path of a loop 70, which extends laterally from theshaft 10 and is adapted to contact with said tongue once upon eachrevolution of the shaft.

A tube 71, preferably formed of wires 72, secured by rings 73, suitablyplaced therearound, is secured at one end.to the bottom of the cup 51and is curved upward at a point below the cup and secured at its upperend to a hollow cylinder 74, which may be closed at the top and cancontain a weight, spring, or other mechanism adapted to bear upon caps75, located within the tube and adapted to be fed to the machine.

Secured to the standard 7,which is arranged upon the base at the sideopposite to the standard of the stud 66, is a bracket 76,which extendsforward to a point adjacent to the intermediate standard 7,and isprovided with an extension 77 at the upper end thereof, within which isjournaled one end of a shaft 78, the opposite end of which is mountedwithin the end of the bracket 76. A coilspring 78' incloses the shaft,and one, end thereof is secured to the extension 77, while the oppositeend bears upon an arm 79, which extends forward from the shaft andthence downward to a point below the path of the magnets 28. Secured tothe lower end of this arm is a disk 80, having a slot 81 therein, whichreceives the ends of an invertedmagnet 82. This magnet is secured to anarm 83, which extends laterally from the bracket 49, before referred to,the magnet being secured to said bracket by means of plates, &c., in thesame manner as the magnets 28.

The spring 78 is so arranged as to hold the disk normally in positionabout the ends of the magnet.

An arm 84 extends upward from the shaft 78 into the path of the lateralshafts 19 of the conveyer-magnets, and this arm is adapted to becontacted by said shafts successively as they travel upon the ring armis contacted and thrown forward, the arm 79 of shaft 78 will be raised,lifting the disk 80 therewith and inclining the same.

Extending laterally from the bracket of the stud 66 is a second bracket85, having an upwardly-turned outer end 86, within which is fitted abolt 87, which is adapted to engage a slot 88, formed within one arm 89of a yoke 90. The arms of this yoke are of equal length and the lowerend of each arm is provided with a brush 91. These brushes are arrangedat an angle to the arms and are arranged in the form of a wedge, theapex of which is at When said 7 the end farthest removed from the centerof the machine.

Links 92 are pivoted at their upper ends to the inner surfaces of thearms 89, and their lower ends are pivoted to the ends of links 93,extending to opposite sides of a wheel 94 and pivoted to the centerthereof.

The tube 72 is filled with caps 75, and as the weight of the caps withinthe long arm of said tube is greater than that of the caps within theshort arm and the cup 51 said caps will be forced upward within the cupand will contact with the feet 59 of the downwardlyextending arms 58 ofsaid cup. These feet will obviously prevent the upward movement of thecaps within the tube. The tongue 55 of the cam 52 is then swung awayfrom the stud 66 and the cam secured thereto will force the jaws of thearms 58 outward and at the same time permit the jaws of the arms 61 toswing inward. As soon as the feet 59 are removed from engagement withthe caps the' same will slide up into and fill the cup, and

tube, While the remaining arms will be moved out of contact therewith.Cans are placed upon the slide 5, between the cross-strips 6 thereon.Said slide is then placed upon the bed-plate 3 and slid thereon towardthe machine. When the first can contacts with one of the arms 13 of theturnstile 12, it will force said arm around, carrying the shafttherewith, and the adjacent arm will come in rear of the can and inposition for engagement by the can following. When the shaft is turned,it will obviously cause the upper disk 15 to move therewith, carryingthe arms 16 and their shafts. The flattened faces of the collars 37 willslide upon the upper edge of the ring 33, and when said collar reachesthe end of the recess 39 the same will drop therein, carrying the shaft19 therewith, this being permissible in view of the fact that said shaftis mounted within the slot 18 of the extension 17. As the shaft islowered the teeth of the gear 36 are brought into engagement with theteeth upon the rack 35, and as the disk 15 and its arms continue torevolve it is obvious that said gear will be turned, carrying its shafttherewith. This gear is of such diameter that the crank 21, secured tothe shaft, will reach its lowest point when it arrives at the center ofthe rack. When the magnet 28 upon the rod 24 is lowered with the crank21, upon reaching the center of the rack it will be brought into contactwith the upper cap within the cup 51. As the arms continue to revolve,the shaft of the gear meshing with the rack will be also turned and thecrank will be moved upward, carrying the magnet and the cap adheringthereto therewith.

The operation of each succeeding shaft 19 and its crank and magnet isthe same as that above described. Should two or more caps adhere to themagnet after the same leaves the cup, the lower caps will be attractedby the magnet 82 and will adhere thereto until the arm 84 of the disk 80is contacted by the shaft of the magnet from which the cap was removed.When the shaft contacts with this arm, it will throw the same forwardand cause the disk 80 to swing upward upon its shaft 78 and obviouslyremove the cap from the magnet 82 and discharge the same from themachine. As soon as the shaft passes the arm 84 the disk 80 will bereturned to its normal position by the spring 78*. The magnets with thecaps adhering thereto are carried around as the shaft 10 continues torevolve, and upon reaching a point slightly in advance of thedetaching-plate 43 the collar 37 descends into the recess 40. The magnetthen slips into the slot 44 within the plate 43 and the cap slidesthereunder into a position above the can which has been slid thereunder.It will be seen that when the collar 37 continues in its movement itwill rise out of the recess and draw the magnet away from the cap,causing the same to fall upon the can. Said magnet will then continueits movement until the cup is once more reached, when a second cap willbe attracted thereto. As the caps are removed from the cup it is ofcourse understood that the distance thereof from the crank will beincreased. This, however, will not prevent the magnets from coming intocontact therewith, as the rods 24 to which they are secured are providedwith slots,whereby longitudinal movement thereof is permitted. When,however, the device has completed its revolution, the loop 70 willcontact with the tongue and force the same forward. This will revolvethe cam 52 upon the cup 51 and cause the upper feet 62 to swing inward,while the lower feet 59 will be brought out of contact with the capswithin the tube. Said caps will then promptly press upward into contactwith the upper feet 62, and when the loop passes the tongue 55 the samewill promptly swing back into its original position and the upper feet62 will swing outward, while the lower feet will again engage the caps.The upper caps within the cup will then be in a position to be attractedby the magnets as they pass successively thereover. As the cans continueforward between the guides of the bed-plate 3 the cap which has beendeposited upon each can will be brought into position beneath the roller94 and the same will prevent said cap from becoming accidentallydisplaced. The brushes 91, which are arranged diagonally at oppositesides of the wheel 94, will sweep the cap toward the center and causethe same to be seated within the groove ordinarily provided for it aboutthe opening within the top of the can. The cans are then in conditionfor sealing, and after being removed from the strip 5 additional onescan be placed thereon, and the machine again placed in operation byforcing the cans successively into contact with the arms 13 of thetnrnstile 12. It will be seen that as one arm is contacted by each canand as a magnet is arranged in vertical alinement with each arm, saidmagnets and the cans will always arrive in position at the same time. Bymounting the ring 33 upon the slotted standards 30 the same can beadjusted vertically to adapt the machine for use with cans of anydesired size, and for the same purpose the yoke 90 is also adjustableupon the bracket 85, as before described.

While we have described the caps as being fed to the cup by the pressureof the caps within the long'arm of the tube, we do not wish to restrictourselves to this operation thereof, as, if desired, springs or weightsmay be arranged within the tube to force the caps into the properposition.

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While we have described this device as operated from the moving camsupon the sliding strip 5, we do not desire to limit ourselves thereto,as, if desired, the shaft 10 may extend above or below the machinedescribed and be provided with a pulley adapted to receive motion from abelt or other similar means connected to suitable driving mechanism. Insuch case the cans and the slide upon which they are mounted would bemoved by the arms 13 of the turnstile, and, if desired, in lieu of theslide 5 an endless belt could be provided having cross-strips securedthereto. In this manner cans could be placed upon the traveling belt asfast as the caps are placed in position thereon.

In the foregoing description we have embodied the preferred form of ourinvention,

though we do not wish to be understood as limiting ourselves thereto, aswe are aware that modifications may be made therein without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and wetherefore reserve to ourselves the right to make such changes as fairlyfall within the scope'of our invention.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed, anddesired to besecured by Letters Patent, is-

I. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a tube adapted to contain caps; means upon said tube forlimiting the discharge of the caps therefrom; adhering devices; andmeans for lowering said devices into contact with the caps successively,said devices being adapted to convey the caps to a point above a can.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a cup secured to said frame, a tube opening into the bottom ofthe cup and adapted to contain caps, alternately-operating jaws atopposite ends of the cup adapted to retard the movement of the caps, amagnet mounted upon the frame and adapted to contact with one of thecaps and convey the same to a point above a can.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a cup secured thereto, a tube opening into the bottom of thecup and adapted to contain caps, arms pivoted without the cup at theupper edge thereof and having feet adapted to engage the caps within thetube, arms pivoted within the cup at the loweredge thereof and havingfeet adapted to engage the caps extending through the cup, a caminclosing the cup and normally contacting with said arms, a shaft withinthe frame, means for operating the cam upon each revolution of theshaft, thereby moving the sets of arms alternately, and a magnet mountedupon the shaft and adapted to contact with one of the caps and conveythe same to a point above a can.

I. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a cup secured thereto, a cam encircling the cup, arms pivotedto the upper and lower edges of the cup and adapted to extend over theopposite edges thereof, means for holding said arms normally in contactwith the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame, means for operatingthe cam from the shaft and swinging the arms away from the cupalternately,and a tube opening into the bottom of the cup and adapted tocontain caps.

5. In a machine of the character described,

the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tube openinginto the bottom of,the cup and adapted to contain caps, said tubecomprising parallel curved rods, rings for securing the said rodsinposition, a cam encircling the cup, sets of arms pivoted at the upperand lower edges of the cup respectively, means forholding said armsnormally in contact with the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame,means for imparting motion to the cam therefrom whereby the sets of armsare swung outward alternately, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft andadapted to contact with one of the caps within the cup and convey thesame to a point above a can. 6. In a machine of the character described,the combination with a frame; of a cup secured thereto, a tubeopeninginto thebottom of the cup and adapted to contain caps, said tubecomprising parallel curved rods and rings for holding the rods in properposition, a cam formed with hinged sections and encircling the cup, setsof arms pivoted at the upper and lower edges of the cup respectively,said arms adapted to engage the caps at points above and below the cup,means for holding the arms normally in contact with the cam,spring-strips within the cup contacting with the caps and adapted toextend to points above the arms, a shaft journaled within the frame,means for operating the cam from the shaft and swinging the sets of armsoutward alternately, and a magnet mounted upon the shaft and adapted tocontact with one of the caps and convey the same to a point above a can.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a cup secured thereto, a tube opening into the bottom of thecup and adapted to contain caps, said tube comprising parallel curvedrods and rings for holding the rods in proper position, a cam formedwith hinged sections and encircling the cup, sets of arms pivoted at theupper and lower edges of the cup respectively, said arms adapted toengage the caps at points above and below the cup, studs upon the frame,coiled springs upon the studs, free ends to the springs adapted tocontact with the arms and hold the same normally in contact with thecam, a tongue to the cam, a shaft journaled within the frame, a loopthereon adapted to contact with the tongue and force the same in onedirection and operate the sets of arms outward alternately, aspring forreturning the cam to normal position, and a magnet mounted upon theshaft and adapted to contact with a cap and convey the same to a pointabove a can.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring encircling theshaft and mounted upon the frame, brackets extending from the shaft,shafts journaled within the brackets and contacting with the ring, andmagnets connected to said shafts, said ring having recesses in the upperedge thereof whereby the magnets are brought successively into contactwith the caps within the feed.

- 10. In a device of the character described, the combination with aframe having a cap- 'feed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring mountedupon the frame and encircling the shaft, brackets extending from theshaft above the ring, shafts journaled within the brackets, collarsthereon bearing upon the upper edge of the ring, a rack secured to thering above the feed, a gear upon each shaft, said ring having a recessin the upper edge thereof adjacent to the rack, whereby the gears arebrought successively into engagement therewith, cranks to the shafts,and magnets connected to the cranks, said cranks adapted to revolve onlywhen the gear is meshing with the rack and to bring the magnetssuccessively into contact with the caps within the feed.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a shaft journaled within the frame, a ring mountedupon the frame and encircling the shaft, brackets extending from theshaft above the ring, shafts journaled within the brackets, collarsthereon having flattened faces adapted to contact with the upper edge ofthe ring, said ring having a recess within its upper edge, a racksecured to the ring adjacent to the recess and above the feed, gearsupon the shafts adapted to engage the rack successively, cranks upon theshafts, brackets extending above the cranks, rods slidably mountedwithin the brackets and secured to and. slidable upon the cranks, and amagnet sec nred to each rod and adapted to be brought into contactsuccessively with the caps within the feed by the revolution of thecranks.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, a ring encircling theshaft and mounted upon the frame, said ring having recesses within itsupper edge, a rack secured to the ring adjacent to one of the recessesand above the feed, a disk secured to the shaft at the upper endthereof, brackets extending therefrom, shafts journaled within thebrackets, collars upon the shafts having flattened faces adapted to bearupon the ring, gears upon the shafts adapted to successively engage therack, cranks to the shafts, brackets extending up ward from the disk,rods secured to the cranks and slidably mounted thereon and within thebrackets of the disk, a magnet secured to each rod and adapted to bebrought into contact with a cap upon the downward movement of eachcrank, and means for automatically removing said caps from the magnets.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a ring mountedupon the frame and encircling the shaft, said ring having a recess inits upper edge, magnets secured to the shaft and adapted to be loweredsuccessively into contact with the caps in the feed, an arm dependingfrom the ring at a point adjacent to the recess therein, a plate securedto the arm and having a slot therein in the path of the magnets, and aninclined end to the recess of the ring whereby the magnets may beWithdrawn from the slot successively.

14. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed, of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a

slide, guides therefor, a turnstile secured to the shaft and adapted toextend over the slide, magnets connected to the vertical shaft andadapted to be lowered successively into contact with the caps in thefeed, a slotted plate secured to the ring in the path of the magnets,said ring having a recess adjacent to the plate whereby the magnets maybe withdrawn from the slot successively, a bracket overhanging theslide, diagonally-arranged brushes thereto, and a vertically-movablewheel mounted between said brushes.

15. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a slide, guidestherefor, a turnstile secured to the shaft and adapted to extend overthe slide, magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to belowered successively into contact with the caps in the feed, a slottedplate secured to the ring in the path of the magnets, said ring having arecess adjacent to the plate whereby the magnets maybe withdrawn fromthe slot successively, a bracket overhanging the slide, a yokeadjustably secured thereto, diagonally-arranged brushes at the lowerends of the arms of the yoke, links pivoted within the yokes, a wheel,and a rigid connection between said wheel and the ends of the linkswhereby vertical movement thereof is obtained.

16. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a bed-plate,guides thereon, a slide mounted between the guides and havingcross-strips, a turnstile secured to the vertical shaft and having armsadapted to extend over the slide and contact with the cans thereon,magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be successivelylowered into contact with the caps within the feed, a slotted platesecured to the frame at a point above the slide and in the path of themagnets, means for lowering the magnets upon approaching said plate, andmeans for withdrawing the magnets from the slot of the plate.

17. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a vertical shaft journaled therein, a bed-plate,guides thereon, a slide mounted between the guides and havingcross-strips, a turnstile secured to the vertical shaft and having armsadapted to extend over the slide and contact with the cans thereon,magnets connected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be successivelylowered into contact with the caps within the feed, a slotted platesecured to the frame at a point above the slide and in the path of themagnets, means for lowering the magnets upon approaching the said plate,means for withdrawing the magnets from the slot of the plate, a bracketoverhanging the slide, a yoke secured thereto, brushes diagonallyarranged at the lower ends of the yoke, and a wheel mounted between thebrushes and secured to the yoke, said wheel having vertical movement.

18. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed; of a shaft journaled therein, magnets connected to theshaft and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with the capswithin the feed, a magnet arranged adjacent to the feed and below thepath of the magnets connected to the shaft, a disk inclosing saidmagnets, and means for automatically removing said disk from its magnetafter the passage of each of the upper magnets thereover.

19. In a device of the character described, I

the combination with a frame having a capfeed; of a vertical shaftjournaled therein, means for imparting motion to the shaft, bracketsextending from the shaft, shafts journaled therein, magnets connected tothe shafts and adapted to be lowered successively into contact with thecaps in the feed, a magnet secured to the frame adjacent to the feed andbelow the path of the magnets of the shafts, a disk inclosing the upperend of said magnet, means for holding said disk normallyin suchposition, a shaftjournaled within the frame and connected to the disk,and an arm to said shaft. within the path of the shafts of the magnets,said arm adapted to trip automatically and remove the disk from itsmagnet.

20. In a device of the character described, the combination with a framehaving a capfeed, of a vertical shaft journaled therein,

means for imparting motion to the shaft, brackets extending from theshaft, shafts journaled therein, magnets connected to said shafts andadapted to be lowered automatically and successively into cont-act withcaps in the feed, a magnet secured to the frame at a point adjacent tothe feed and below the path of the magnets of the shafts, a shaftjournaled within the frame, a disk inclosing the upper end of the lowermagnet, a rod connecting the disk with said shaft, an arm extendingupward from the shaftinto the path of the shafts of the magnets andadapted to be tripped thereby, a spring encircling the shaft of the diskand adapted to hold said disk normally in position around the magnet,and means for automatically detaching the caps from the magnets.

21. In a device of the character described, the combination with aframe; of a cap-feed having a cup at the discharge end thereof, arms forlimiting the movement of the caps within the feed,a cam for operatingsaid arms alternately, a tongue to said cam, a vertical shaft journaledwithin the frame, means for imparting motion thereto, a loop to theshaft adapted to contact with the tongue upon each revolution thereof,means for automatically returning the tongue to normal position,magnetsconnected to the vertical shaft and adapted to be lowered automaticallyand successively, into contact with the caps within the cup, a magnetsecured to the frame adjacent to the feed, a disk inclosing the end ofthe magnet, means for holding said disk normally in such position, ashaft journaled within the frame, a rod connecting said shaft and disk,an arm to the shaft adapted to be tripped automatically and remove thedisk from its magnet after the passage of each of the upper magnetsthereover, a slotted plate secured to the frame, means for lowering theupper magnets into the slot of said plate and removing them therefrom, aslide movable beneath said plate and adapted to contain cans, a bracketoverhanging said slide, a yoke secured thereto, diagonally-arrangedbrushes upon the lower ends of the yoke, and a vertically-movable wheelbetween the brushes, said wheel and brushes adapted to contact with thetops of the cans as the same are forced successively thereunder, and aturnstile upon the vertical shaft adapted to engage said cans.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination with aframe; ofa shaft journaled thereon; a tube adapted to contain caps; acup at one end of the tube; arms pivoted without the cup and adapted tonormally engage the caps within the tube; arms pivoted without the cupand adapted to be thrown into engagement with the caps; means foroperating the armsalternately; magnets connected to the shaft andmovable therewith; and means for lowering said magnets into contact withthe caps successively,

said magnets being adapted to convey the with the plate and forwithdrawing the mag caps to a point above a can. nets from contact withsaid caps.

23. In a device of the character described, In testimony whereof Weaffix our signafrhe combination with a frame having a captures inpresence of two witnesses.

5 feed; of a shaft journaled upon the frame;

magnets secured to the shaft and adapted to ESSX TE? be loweredsuccessively into contact with the caps within the feed; a plate securedto the Witnesses:

frame; and means for successively lowering CHRIST CHRISTOPHERSON,

10 the caps upon the magnets into engagement ABE WINDEN.

